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EPISODE · Mar 24, 2025 · 38 MIN

The Coventry experiment: why were Indian women in Britain given radioactive food without their consent?

from The Audio Long Read · host The Guardian

When details about a scientific study in the 1960s became public, there was shock, outrage and anxiety. But exactly what happened? By Samira Shackle. Read by Dinita Gohil. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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